EUGENE -- If No. 11 Oregon's four-game sweep of Hawaii gave any indication of what's to come, this season will see a lot of Ducks flying once they get on the pond.

And with the lack of a traditional power bat, they might have to.

Through four games, Oregon (4-0) has stolen 13 bases on 17 attempts. That translates to 3.25 swipes a game, which projects to an astronomical 195 steals over 60 games. For comparison's sake, last year's Ducks committed robbery 81 times.

Reaching 195 is unlikely and this weekend's average is a product of a small-sample size but make no mistake, this year's team is looking to thrust itself into scoring position any way it can.

"We like to play a game where we put pressure on the opposing team," said second baseman Aaron Payne, a two-time stolen base culprit. "Anytime you get on base the pitchers start thinking about what you're going to do. Hitters get better pitches, the ball starts going into the dirt, all sorts of havoc can break loose."

Chaos might be Oregon's best chance at consistency this year. With last year's lone power bat in Ryon Healy gone, the Ducks have a lineup that lacks a traditional bopper. Healy accounted for 31 of Oregon's 144 extra-base hits a season ago, and the Ducks don't have an obvious middle-of-the-order replacement.

The inability to find the gap reared its face this weekend. The Ducks slashed their way to 33 hits, but 28 of those were singles. The Ducks easily won on Saturday (10-5) and Monday (10-2), but on Friday (3-2) and Sunday (6-5) they capitalized on numerous Hawaii errors for runs. But when they weren't able to find the gaps, the Ducks ran. Seven different players recorded steals and five left the island with more than one.

“For us, the answer is going to be clearly about being more athletic,” assistant coach Mark Wasikowski said. “We can run the bases pretty well. We did that very well in Hawaii. We look to continue to do that as a staple of (coach George Horton’s) program.”

Outfielder Tyler Baumgartner leads the team with three steals and owns a team-best .375 batting average. Although Baumgartner will be one of the players expected to contribute some pop to the lineup -- he was 3 for 5 with a double on Saturday -- he said it's the team's overall sense of speed that will keep them in games, especially at the pitcher-friendly PK Park.

"It's tough to get extra base hits around here," he said. "We're not too worried about that. … We have the confidence the next guy is going to get it done, too. We just have to be able to string them together at the right time."

Many Ducks pride themselves on getting on however they can and Oregon's .301 on-base percentage from the weekend proves they didn't struggle in that regard. But without traditional power, a guy like Payne, who was hit by three pitches in the series, won't always have time to catch his breath on first. Chances are, he’s running.

"A lot of us are going to hit singles but a lot of us have the speed to steal second and get into scoring position," he said. "It kind of evens out.'